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DIALOGUE
Dialogue is the direct (quoted) “verbal”exchanges between characters.
INQUIRY QUESTIONS
* How much of the story is dialogue?
* What can the reader determine about the characters through their diction, accent, vocabulary, references, idioms, vernacular, tone, etc?
* Is the dialogue necessary to the story? Does it add to or detract from the plot?
* What, if anything, otherthan characterization is revealed by the
dialogue?
FUNCTION OF THE DIALOGUE
§ Break up narrative — The writer can use dialogue to balance out the other elements of fiction such as description.
§ Advance the plot — What characters discuss can ultimately change the course of the story.
§ Develop conflict/tension — Arguing characters create conflict; dialogue can also build tension.
§ Present information — Dialogue can be used as an alternative to exposition; instead of being fed dry facts, the reader will enjoy learning the background of the story through dialogue.
§ Develop character — Dialogue can reveal the personality, age, intelligence and experience of a character.
TASK: In pairs choose 3 functions of the above functions and create the dialogues scenes to suit its purpose.
EXAMPLE: Dialogue that increases the tension:
"Dave!" Jerry shouted. "We've got to get away from here! The building's gonna blow!"
"We've got to go back!" Dave screamed.
"Why?"
Dave pointed at the roof. "Susan's still up there!"
EXAMPLE: Dialogue that moves the story forward:
The phone rang, and Jerry picked it up. "Hello?" There was a moment of silence on the other end.
"Is this Jerry Simmons?" a male voice asked.
"Yeah. Who is this?"
The man paused. Jerry could hear him take a deep breath.
"Jerry, my name is Dave. I’m your brother”
"If this is a prank, it isn’t funny,” Jerry said. “My family died a long time ago."
“Not your whole family,” Dave said.
Jerry hung up the phone.
Dialogue is the direct (quoted) “verbal”exchanges between characters.
INQUIRY QUESTIONS
* How much of the story is dialogue?
* What can the reader determine about the characters through their diction, accent, vocabulary, references, idioms, vernacular, tone, etc?
* Is the dialogue necessary to the story? Does it add to or detract from the plot?
* What, if anything, otherthan characterization is revealed by the
dialogue?
FUNCTION OF THE DIALOGUE
§ Break up narrative — The writer can use dialogue to balance out the other elements of fiction such as description.
§ Advance the plot — What characters discuss can ultimately change the course of the story.
§ Develop conflict/tension — Arguing characters create conflict; dialogue can also build tension.
§ Present information — Dialogue can be used as an alternative to exposition; instead of being fed dry facts, the reader will enjoy learning the background of the story through dialogue.
§ Develop character — Dialogue can reveal the personality, age, intelligence and experience of a character.
TASK: In pairs choose 3 functions of the above functions and create the dialogues scenes to suit its purpose.
EXAMPLE: Dialogue that increases the tension:
"Dave!" Jerry shouted. "We've got to get away from here! The building's gonna blow!"
"We've got to go back!" Dave screamed.
"Why?"
Dave pointed at the roof. "Susan's still up there!"
EXAMPLE: Dialogue that moves the story forward:
The phone rang, and Jerry picked it up. "Hello?" There was a moment of silence on the other end.
"Is this Jerry Simmons?" a male voice asked.
"Yeah. Who is this?"
The man paused. Jerry could hear him take a deep breath.
"Jerry, my name is Dave. I’m your brother”
"If this is a prank, it isn’t funny,” Jerry said. “My family died a long time ago."
“Not your whole family,” Dave said.
Jerry hung up the phone.
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